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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1940
Page
2
Acting Police Chief Burley Blair issues a broad ban on pre Halloween activities in Nelsonville. He urges parental cooperation to curb youth exuberance citing danger from soaping windows and cycling after dark.
Jackson Ironmen powered by Charlie Dixon and Bob Chapman roll past Gallipolis Blue Devils 26 to 0 for their third straight Southeastern League win before 2,500 fans. Dixon 2 TDs Chapman Robbins score. Gallipolis misfired with 6 of 18 passes intercepted and 202 total yards to Jacksons 202.
Philip Veritzen plots cruel tests to prove Mary Veritzen's strength as a performer and wife, forcing ordeals to win favor and gauge loyalty. Lillian Underwood and Madge Graham weigh his methods as Mary endures suffering, while Olga awaits with hidden plans.
Nelsonville relatives includingCharles Barstow Elwood Barstow Mrs Le Barstow and Mrs Merle Nelson joined Athens County kin Marie Antle and son Max and Frederick in Coshocton for the funeral of Mrs Clara Mooty on Wednesday.
Mrs Carl Campbell entertained members of her club Wednesday night at her new Poplar Street home. Miss Mary Sharp, Mr Harry Kelley Jr and Mrs Jim Cookson posted high scores. Mrs John Lawson and Mrs Frank Freer acted as substitutes as Mr John Edington hosted a Wednesday Bridge gathering with several members.
Six local boys aged 12 to 16 were certified to the county juvenile court by city police over recent thefts of two motor vehicles and a battery. Investigations by Acting Police Chief Burley and Patrolmen James Cope and Charles Thompson tied the suspects to a Sept night theft, the Pierce Brothers car, and a Brooks Shoe Co truck from a locked garage. The truck was found on Robbins Road and the battery was removed from the Pierce Brothers vehicle. A Camp Nelson enrollee connected with the latter incident was fined $100 and costs in mayor's court.
Funeral services were held for two year old Geort Conrad Elkins at the parents home in Buchtel conducted by Rev. Ben Awe. He died Wednesday evening in Children's Hospital Columbus. Burial followed in Dew Cemetery, Buchtel. Surviving are his parents two sisters and grandparents.
Mr. and Mr. Glen Coen were in Athens last Saturday on business. The Messenger previously stated Mr Coen was in Parkersburg that day.
In this installment Adele Garrison reveals how Hugh Grantland hid his actions to aid Jack Leslie after clearing Noel of a charge. Leslie secretly contacts Grantland overseas and prompts a painful reckoning that could ruin the narrator’s hope of happiness. Continued tomorrow.
Nelsonville churches announce a School of Religion for six Monday evenings starting May 4. Meetings will be in the Church of Christ Sunday School rooms. Six courses on Bible study and religious life will be offered. all Sunday School officers and teachers invited. Rev. William M. George is dean. Courses and teachers to be announced later.
Sixty two members of the F. H. A. Club enjoyed a Halloween party in the home economics rooms at Nelsonville High School. A One Way Street Party theme featured a faculty cemetery with rhymed epitaphs about teachers.
Easleys won three straight games in the City League Ladies' Night led by Kathleen Shumway with 196 and 402 series. Glouster Press team snapped a skid by defeating Drury Drugs as Sara Wolf and Maxine Johnston tied for high single with 181 and Sarah Wolf posted a 488 triple while Johnston held high single with 182.
Chauncey and Rutland high school teams meet at Arnold Field in Nelsonville tonight at 8. Chauncey is undefeated aside from one opening game. Rutland fields a fast back and threatening air attack. The Greyhounds have another engagement at Middleport tonight.
Sunday morning the minister Charlie Freer will preach on Which Is More Important Making a Living or Making a Life. Evening service at 7 o clock features Rev L J Canill of the Athens Church, a noted speaker. Children are noted to have keener sense of touch than adults.
Neimans remained undefeated in the City League with a win over an unsponsored team. Carl Starkey scored 213 for the top single game, while Bob McClain totaled 563 across three games for best team performance.
Nelsonville notes invite all to welcome Dr J Ira Jones district superintendent Chillicothe district to preach at 10 30 Sunday at the First Methodist Church He will also lead the first quarterly conference All church officers urged to attend Sunday School at 9 30 directed by Arthur Kennedy Evening sermon by Rev William Martell George at 7 on The Face of Jesus.
In Nelsonville nine year old Don Weaver suffered severe cuts facial bruises and a broken left arm after dashing into East Washington Street near the Square on Thursday noon. Harold LeFavor a high school music supervisor was exonerated from blame.
Nelsonville Officers Club sponsors a benefit party at Spray Hall on Saturday night starting at eight o'clock. Proceeds support club activities and community tasks.
Logan John Schorr and Theodore Newman were found eligible for appointment as weighmaster and janitor after taking the exam last Saturday. The city civil service commission met Thursday and the Service Director R. R. Loomis is expected to announce the appointment within a few days.
Scientists estimate the General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park California to be about four millennia old blending ancient growth with modern science. The colossal specimen stands as a living record of the region’s ancient forests and natural history.
A local notice promotes Madam See as a life advisor offering guidance on business, love, marriage and divorce. She claims to answer questions and reveal what she sees for clients, with locations stated on Rt. 33 four miles west of Nelsonville between The Diamond and Haydenville.
Social notes from Hemlock report the Hemlock Congo Sewing Club gathering at Nina Davis home with listed attendees. PTA met in the school with a program on teachers and parents collaboration, plus musical solos and a delegate chosen for a November meeting in Athens. A birthday lunch was hosted for Mrs Hodson, and several residents visited Columbus and Glouster recently. Funeral services were held for Julia Cako aged 87 at the Hungarian Church with burial in Monroe Cemetery Drakes.
Revival continues at Carbon Hill as the evangelistic meeting runs through next week. Sunday night the Old Rugged Cross will be presented as a pantomime under colored lights.
Glouster residents host and visit relatives with several Columbus guests returning home. Ambrose Gibbs remains in serious condition after a heart attack. Howard Dodson, aboard the U S S Smith, has returned from Honolulu to San Diego with ship destination pending.
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